Lesson Series 54: Human rights monitoring in Sri Lanka

Human rights monitoring is an old concept. It is important for a variety of reasons, many of which are specific to the country situations. Monitoring missions under the UN umbrella have been used worldwide at various times, to curb atrocious human rights abuse by state and non state actors, as well as to enforce ceasefires and peace agreements. Such missions can help countries build up their own justice systems and institutions to monitor and prevent further abuse.